WARRENSBURG, Mo. – University of Central Missouri Mules basketball fell to the Maryville University Saints, 57-54, inside the UCM Multipurpose Building Friday, Nov. 19.

The Mules (1-1) are scheduled to host William Jewell Tuesday, Nov. 23, at 6 p.m.

Redshirt senior guard Koray Gilbert netted 12 points on 4-for-11 shooting and a 3-of-4 performance from the free-throw line and Gaven Pinkley added 11 points on 5-of-12 shooting to lead Central Missouri offensively.

Ikenna Okeke snagged a game-high 10 rebounds to pace UCM on the glass.

The Mules outrebounded the Saints (3-1) in the contest, 32-30, but turned the ball over nine times leading the 17 Maryville points.

UCM shot 38 percent from the floor (21-of-56) but were only 4-of-19 from three-point range for 21 percent.

Daniel Farris and Dylan Ingram both scored a game-high 15 points, pacing the Saints.